Aidan Chao Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Founded the first countywide taxpayer protection group in LA County.Wrote thorough bylaws with a senior advisor.Selected board of 9 members consisting of some of the county's leading business and civic leaders through rigorous interviews and extensive candidate research.Leading recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize use of existing talent and capabilities.Leading organization in setting values, goals, and strategic vision of organization.Fundraised well into the 5-figures, hosted 6 events in 5 months with over 400 people in attendance in total. Managing a website and social media pages (Twitter and Facebook).Passing city council resolutions to support the Taxpayer Protection Act, and directing “Yes” efforts in LA County.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Organized events with major cabinet members (US Treasurer Jovita Carranza), political leaders, and elected officials in NY, NV, and GA to turn out minority voters. Compile donor lists, donor management, and securing funding for a GOTV operation that spans 7 swing states fo the 2024 election and beyond.

California, United States

Chairman of CALHaven, a political organization with over 85 elected officials and community leaders dedicated to addressing public safety concerns in California through a mental health perspective. We are advocating for a responsible oversight of funds directed towards homelessness and public safety, supporting Prop 47 Reform, and identifying concrete solutions for root causes such as funding mental health and drug addiction treatments.

Arcadia, California, United States

Directing campaign for Mayor of Arcadia April Verlato, running for Congressional District 28. (Officially filed on 11/30/2023)Directed fundraising efforts of $350,000+ in 4 months and a $250,000 primary campaign budget. Directed staff hiring; built team with compliance officer, strategists, communications team, interns, and volunteers. Secured endorsements from 40+ Democrat, Republican, and Libertarian elected officials and police officer associations in the County, as well as LA, San Bernardino, and CA Republican parties.Collaborating with local Democrat and Republican State Assembly, State Senate, District Attorney, and U.S. Senate Candidates on ballot harvesting and GOTV.

Arcadia, California, United States

Owner of Vintage Pen Co. USA, a company that restores and sells vintage fountain pens dating from the 1900s to the present. Built social media platform with a reach of 3k profiles a month and over 1.35k followers. Conducted interviews on Youtube with over 100k cumulative views, with top influencers in space. Sales total $50k so far, year-over-year increases for the last 2 years.

California, United States

Establishing engaging programs for students to advocate for legislation against hate crimes.Contributed to strategic vision and missions for the organization.Speaking at press briefings launching the youth initiative and writing questions for speakers during AAHA meetings.Working with elected officials to formally recognize Stand Against Hate Action Day annually on January 28 (SCR 15). Lobbied multiple city councils to pass a version of the SCR resolution.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Committee Chair of Hatami for DA, Internship Committee and later San Gabriel Valley Chair. Raised $150,000+ of $871,000 raised for campaign. Outlined get out the vote efforts, planned fundraisers, hosted Hatami at events, and conducted high school voter registration and ambassadorship efforts.Earning endorsements for Hatami from local elected officials and Police Officer Associations across 11 cities. Directing communications team to do reports and monitor race status.

Arcadia, California, United States

Influenced district swing towards the Republican candidate for the first time since 2014, outperforming forecasts (538) by 10.6% (Ballotpedia).Assisted in setting up campaign headquarters in Arcadia, where the campaign team would conduct regular strategy meetings.Secured endorsements from multiple city council members and police officer associations in the San Gabriel ValleyOrganized rallies, fundraisers, and events throughout most cities in the San Gabriel Valley for community members to support and engage the campaign.Built coalitions with city council and school board candidates in San Gabriel, Arcadia, Glendora, and Rosemead to contribute to down-ballot victories.Coordinated events with statewide candidate Lanhee Chen, the most successful Republican Statewide Candidate in 2022.Active participation and coordination of phone banking, text messages, distribution of mailers, and canvassing.Managed social media (Instagram page) for Wes HallmanWrote press releases for the campaign and arranged for interviews with Asian media outlets like Sing Tao News.Speaking at Republican events ranging from 25-400 participants advocating for the campaign.

Freshman

Activities and Societies: Wharton Investment and Trading Group (WITG), Penn Policy Consulting Club, Wharton Undergraduate Aerospace Club.

Senior

Varsity Golf, Varsity Speech and Debate, VP of Students and Veterans Club, President of Act Against Hate Chapter, News Editor.